John Patrick Ambrose 15 Anegada Ave Toms River NJ 08753 (Cell) 732.664.4486 Email: Pambrose0808@gmail.

com OBJECTIVE Seeking a full time Law Enforcement position with the New Jersey State Police SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Proven ability to think clearly, make sound decisions, and communicate accurate information while working as a team in an adverse, dangerous, and chaotic environment Reliable, dependable, ethical, and always willing to learn and improve

WORK HISTORY Seasonally employed by Ocean Beach I Surf Club as a Surf Rescue Life Guard while in High School April 2009 to January 2011 - USMC Infantry Squad Rifleman (Squad Automatic Weapon gunner) in Echo Company 2nd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune NC January 2011 to October 2012 - USMC Infantry Squad Fireteam Leader in Echo Company 2nd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune NC Currently seasonally employed by Ocean Beach I Surf Club as a Surf Rescue Life Guard

MILITARY EXPERIENCE Combat Veteran - Deployed to Helmand Province Afghanistan in 2010 and again in 2011 Conducted foot patrols and staffed checkpoints in Marjah and Trek Nawa to ensure the safety of fellow Marines and Afghanistan citizens. Cleared Taliban insurgents from assigned area of responsibility. Engaged and worked with the local community to gain intelligence and provided them any necessary aid. Mentored and instructed assigned Afghanistan Army partners in proper patrol tactics and military techniques including: weapons maintenance, fire discipline, evaluating terrain and reading/recording topographical information, assessing the need for and direction of supporting fire, placing and sweeping for explosive devices, performing basic reconnaissance operations. Mentored and supervised junior enlisted Marines - daily physical training conducted to maintain physical fitness and combat readiness. Maintained and responsible for all issued equipment to include weapons, ammunition, optics, and communication systems. Briefed and educated Marines that relieved our unit of all pertinent intelligence in the area of operation and familiarized them with on the job training. Filled the void of squad leader when he was unavailable for patrols and other leadership roles as needed.

TRAINING: October 2008 to January 2009 - USMC Basic Training, Parris Island SC o Basic Marine Corps skills of physical ability, drill and ceremony, marksmanship, confidence, personal grooming and hygiene. Performance of tactical offensive and defensive formations and basic martial arts. February 2009 to April 2009 - USMC School of Infantry, Camp Geiger NC o Advanced infantry rifle squad skills training such as: occupying a listening/observation post, collection of intelligence, estimating operational situations, employing pyrotechnics, performing individual actions at a traffic control point, communicating tactical orders and objectives, debriefing individual and team stakeholders on mission protocols, executing room entry, performing individual actions in a fire team, executing special duties within a patrol, managing challenges posed by operating on urban terrain. Advanced Combat Lifesaving Training Desert Warfare Tactics Training/Combined Arms Exercise- Enhanced Mohave Viper Urban Warfare Patrol Tactics Training Land Navigation/Tactical Operations Tactical Communications Weapons Proficiency and Tactical Deployment of the M16a2 service rifle, M203 grenade launcher and the Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) NCO of Marines Leadership Training - Leading Marines Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Training Green Belt HMMWV (Humvee) Operating and Preventive Maintenance Training 1st Aid and CPR Certified

AWARDS/DECORATIONS: Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal Combat Action Ribbon (Afghanistan) Afghanistan Campaign Medal (3 bronze service stars) Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2nd award) Global War on Terror Medal National Defense Service Medal Navy Unit Commendation (2nd award) NATO Medal - ISAF Afghanistan Rifle Qualification Badge (Expert score) Honorable Discharge from Active Duty

EDUCATION: 2008 graduate of Toms River High School East Currently a fulltime freshman student attending Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington NC Pursuing an Associates Degree in Business, Deans List Spring 2012